The Final F1 Pre-Season Test :O

gav Wrote:
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> Barrichello didn't beat anything - if anything
> they were further back compared to the opposition
> than they were at Barcelona, but I guess that's
> not an issue, as they've not got any data for
> Jerez.
>
> Rubens was 2 tenths off of Vettel's '09 best
> earlier this winter, while Alonso was only 6
> tenths off of Rubens, which is quite a
> improvement... though he did crash (suspected
> suspension failure) and miss all of the morning
> session.
>
> I've seen conflicting reports on McLaren. The
> majority suggest that they never intended to run
> today (instead opting to run Monday to Thursday
> while waiting on new parts, rather than the Sunday
> to Wednesday the others are likely to run), some
> suggest Hamilton did a single installation lap (in
> which case I guess they've lost a day), while a
> couple of reports claim that the car broke on that
> installation lap... though I'd be staggered if
> that was the case - surely they'd have got it
> going in the afternoon.


"Indeed the team has already shattered the benchmark time for a full-spec 2009 car at Jerez this winter, with Barrichello’s best effort of 1m19.236s almost 0.6s faster than Toyota’s Timo Glock managed at the circuit earlier this month." taken from ITV-F1.com wich is obv. not entirely reliable.

Either way the Brawn GP is still quick, if not as quick as it looked in Barcelona, the Renault has not appeared to be hang about so far in testing so to be 6/10s ahead is strong.

It would certainly be a huge blow to McLaren if they lose whole day of testing, I don't believe they did however. Either way it doesn't look good if they're that desperate to delay testing by a day to get work done at the factory (assumedly).

Unless Vettel had a V12 stuck in the back of his RB5 in their first Jerez test, then I guess ITV cocked up.

//edit: For the record I fully expect them to get a nice 18.7 or so tomorrow though, so it's pretty irrelevant. :P



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gav Wrote:
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> Unless Vettel had a V12 stuck in the back of his
> RB5 in their first Jerez test, then I guess ITV
> cocked up.
>
> //edit: For the record I fully expect them to get
> a nice 18.7 or so tomorrow though, so it's pretty
> irrelevant. :P

Cheers for the correction then and here's hoping!

Oh look the...Unofficial Sunday times from Jerez: final test
1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:19.236 107laps
2. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:19.819 40laps
3. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams FW31, 1:20.015 69laps

2 Hot 2 Handle.

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"You must always pick the worst car and the worst team on the grid, to be the best."
—Fangio

oh my that BGP is so fast. Barrichello has done 1:18:398 already today.

The problem with Brawn doing these times is that they will end up with people expecting them to win. Every test they have done now they have been in the top 3 or even fastest.

People will expect them to win the 1st race.

vesuvius Wrote:
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> oh my that BGP is so fast. Barrichello has done
> 1:18:398 already today.

The only thing to keep in mind is that all the other cars have developed a lot since they were here too, so I guess in the same conditions as last time, Vettel would be able to knock another half a second or so off of his time too.

That's still a mighty impressive time though!

gav Wrote:
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> vesuvius Wrote:
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> > oh my that BGP is so fast. Barrichello has
> done
> > 1:18:398 already today.
>
> The only thing to keep in mind is that all the
> other cars have developed a lot since they were
> here too, so I guess in the same conditions as
> last time, Vettel would be able to knock another
> half a second or so off of his time too.
>
> That's still a mighty impressive time though!


that's true so far today the times are following:

1º 19 Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 00:01'18''398
2º 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 00:01'19''334
3º 9 Nico Rosberg Williams 00:01'19''783
4º 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 00:01'20''080

However, imagine if it was Senna putting these times, god.. can't think the hype's level.

Hamilton down to a 19.6 now, so they don't look that bad.

They're still in head-scratching mode though:

Have they taken to just gluing random stuff to the car?

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marcl Wrote:
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> The problem with Brawn doing these times is that
> they will end up with people expecting them to
> win. Every test they have done now they have been
> in the top 3 or even fastest.
>
> People will expect them to win the 1st race.


Hopefully most will just be expecting points.

tbh, a regular points scoring car would be a god send to us BAR/Honda/JB/Rubens fans!!!!! Id easily settle for a car to finsih in top8

edit - I do think at least Ferrari could match their times, and probably beat them.

Dave, if these were the new parts they were waiting for they could quite easily gone to playschool up the road and asked them to build it !

I do think Mclaren will be championship contenders, but atm running several flow vis tests, and sticking this mess onto the car is giving much confidence!

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2009 11:40AM by chet.

I'd still be stunned if Hamilton didn't make it to Q3, even if the whole set up seems a bit of a mess at the moment.

Agreed. I highly expect 1 Mclaren to be in the top4. And both in top6

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

What a great bunch of test times! Still impossible to tell who'll have the best car at Melbourne... I'm tempted to say Brawn but it would be virtually unprecedented... The only similar example I can think of is Ligier in '79 - and they were already an established name. So excited about this season!

DaveEllis Wrote:
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> Have they taken to just gluing random stuff to the
> car?

Cheesegraters, by the look of it :P

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I'm off to find more household items to glue to next doors Honda Civic in the endless pursuit of performance. I'm thinking along the lines of a toothbrush, last nights curry tin and my bricked X-Box 360. Arranged in the correct layout I think I can make a functioning diffuser.

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I wonder how well Williams, Toyota and Brawn will go if they have to change their diffusers?

That is my worry.

The FIA said they were acceptable... To ask the teams to change them now, with limited windtunnel time and no track testing would be ridiculous!

The rules are left open to interpretation. That is F1.

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

DaveEllis Wrote:
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> I'm off to find more household items to glue to
> next doors Honda Civic in the endless pursuit of
> performance. I'm thinking along the lines of a
> toothbrush, last nights curry tin and my bricked
> X-Box 360. Arranged in the correct layout I think
> I can make a functioning diffuser.

Ever the optimist I see!

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Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld

GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.

ROFL @ Dave!!